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Handle for steerable DMR catheter
Assignee: Biosense Webster Inc
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Filing: 1997-09-05
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Granted: 2000-02-22
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Expires: 2017-09-05
Abstract
Abstract A steerable direct myocardial revascularization catheter comprises a catheter body, a tip section and a control handle. The catheter body has an outer wall, proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen extending therethrough. The tip section comprises flexible tubing having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen therethrough. The proximal end of the tip section is fixedly attached to the distal end of the catheter body. The control handle comprises a first member fixedly attached to the proximal end of the catheter body, a second member being movable relative to the first member, and a first guide tube extending through the control handle from the proximal end to the distal end of the control handle. The first guide tube is fixedly attached to one of the first or second members. The catheter also comprises an optic fiber having a distal end and a proximal end. The optic fiber extends through and is afforded lengthwise movement through the first guide tube in the control handle, a lumen in the catheter body and a lumen in the tip section. The distal end of the optic fiber is substantially flush with the distal end of the tip section. The catheter further comprises a puller wire extending from the control handle through a lumen in the catheter body and into an off axis lumen in the catheter tip section. The distal end of the puller wire is anchored to the tip section at a location along the length of the tip section, and the proximal end of the puller wire is anchored to the second member of the control handle.
Inventors
- 👤 Dean M. Ponzi
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-06 08:36
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/0105; A61M25/0133; A61M25/0147; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/22; A61B18/24; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1492; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00247; A61B2017/00292; A61B2017/003; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00392; A61B5/00; A61B5/24; A61B5/25; A61B5/279; A61B5/28; A61B5/283; A61B5/287; A61M2025/015
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
300 words
A steerable direct myocardial revascularization catheter comprising: a catheter body having an outer wall, proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen extending therethrough; a tip section comprising flexible tubing having proximal and distal ends and at least one off-axis lumen, and optionally at least one additional lumen, therethrough, the proximal end of the tip section being fixedly attached to the distal end of the catheter body; a control handle comprising: a first member fixedly attached to the proximal end of the catheter body; a second member being movably attached to the first member; and a first guide tube extending through the control handle from the proximal end to the distal end of the control handle, said first guide tube being fixedly attached to one of the first or second members; an optic fiber having a distal end and a proximal end, said optic fiber extending through and afforded lengthwise movement through the first guide tube in the control handle, one of the at least one lumens in the catheter body and one of the at least one lumens in the tip section, said distal end of the optic fiber being substantially flush with the distal end of the tip section; and a puller wire extending from the control handle through one of the at least one lumens in the catheter body and into one of the at least one off axis lumens in the catheter tip section, the distal end of the puller wire being anchored to the tip section at a location along the length of the tip section and the proximal end of the puller wire being anchored to the second member of the control handle, whereby proximal movement of the second handle member relative to the catheter body results in deflection of the tip section.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
300 words
A steerable direct myocardial revascularization catheter comprising: a catheter body having an outer wall, proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen extending therethrough; a tip section comprising flexible tubing having proximal and distal ends and at least one off-axis lumen, and optionally at least one additional lumen, therethrough, the proximal end of the tip section being fixedly attached to the distal end of the catheter body; a control handle comprising: a first member fixedly attached to the proximal end of the catheter body; a second member being movably attached to the first member; and a first guide tube extending through the control handle from the proximal end to the distal end of the control handle, said first guide tube being fixedly attached to one of the first or second members; an optic fiber having a distal end and a proximal end, said optic fiber extending through and afforded lengthwise movement through the first guide tube in the control handle, one of the at least one lumens in the catheter body and one of the at least one lumens in the tip section, said distal end of the optic fiber being substantially flush with the distal end of the tip section; and a puller wire extending from the control handle through one of the at least one lumens in the catheter body and into one of the at least one off axis lumens in the catheter tip section, the distal end of the puller wire being anchored to the tip section at a location along the length of the tip section and the proximal end of the puller wire being anchored to the second member of the control handle, whereby proximal movement of the second handle member relative to the catheter body results in deflection of the tip section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A catheter according to claim 1 wherein the first guide tube is fixedly attached to the first member of the control handle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A catheter according to claim 1 wherein the first guide tube is fixedly attached to the second member of the control handle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A catheter according to claim 2 further comprising a second guide tube fixedly attached within the second member of the control handle, wherein the optic fiber and first guide tube extend through and are afforded lengthwise movement through the second guide tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A catheter according to claim 1 wherein the first member of the control handle comprises a piston having distal and proximal ends and thumb control.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A catheter according to claim 5 wherein the first guide tube is fixedly attached in the piston.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A catheter according to claim 1 wherein the second member of the control handle comprises an anchor pin, wherein the puller wire is anchored to said anchor pin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A catheter according to claim 7 wherein the first guide tub extends through a tunnel on the side of the control handle opposite the anchor pin, said tunnel having distal and proximal ends.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A catheter according to claim 8 further comprising a space between the proximal end of the piston and the distal end of the tunnel, wherein the space has length of at least 0.50 inch.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A catheter according to claim 9 wherein the space has a length ranging from about 0.60 inch to about 0.90 inch.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A catheter according to claim 1, further comprising an electromagnetic mapping sensor in the distal portion of the tip section for producing electrical signals indicative of the location of the electromagnetic mapping sensor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
A catheter according to claim 11, further comprising a sensor cable electrically attached to the electromagnetic mapping sensor and extending through a lumen in the tip section, through a lumen in the catheter body and into the control handle, wherein the sensor cable is electrically attached to a circuit board situated within the control handle for receiving electrical signals from the electromagnetic mapping sensor.
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